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Spouse, Sara Nazarbayeva, since February 1992 - Founder and President of the "Bobek" ("The Kid") International Children's Charity Fund. Today, "Bobek" is the most active charitable foundation of the republic, which was recognized not only in Kazakhstan but also abroad. There are hundreds and thousands of charitable campaigns, assistance to orphans and disabled people, support for mothers in the activities of the Fund.

From July 1994 S.Nazarbayeva is the president of «SOS - Children's village of Kazakhstan". From March 1999 is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the "Demographics" charity fund.

For outstanding achievements in the field of charity and mercy Sara Nazarbayeva won many awards of international organizations. Significant among them are the Ihsan Doğramacı International Prize of the World Health Organization, the International Unity Prize, Kurmanjan Datka Prize. She was awarded the Chingiz Aitmatov Gold Medal "For a Outstanding Contribution to the Philosophy of Self-Knowledge".

From the hands of Sophia Loren Sara Nazarbayeva got an international award "Golden Heart", established by the Red Cross of Russia and is awarded for long-term activities aimed at supporting the younger generation.

In 2010 she has been awarded the «Gold Ring» of International Fund SOS Kinderdorf International, which is given to women who have devoted their lives to children from children's villages SOS Kinderdorf.

Dariga Nazarbayeva (was born in 1963), the eldest daughter. She has two sons and a daughter. She graduated from the Kirov Kazakh State University. Doctor of Political Sciences. Fluent in Kazakh, Russian, English, Italian and German.

Director of the Public Fund of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Member of 5thconvocation of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of RK and heads the Committee on socio-cultural development.

Dinara Kulibayeva (was born in 1967), the middle daughter. She has one son and two daughters. In 1989 she graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts. Fluent in Kazakh, Russian, English and Italian.

In 1998 she received a master's degree in Business Administration at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research. In 2007 she defended her doctoral dissertation. Since 2004 she chairing the Kazakh-British Technical University. She heads the Nursultan Nazarbayev Education Fund.

Aliya Nazarbayeva (was born in 1980), the youngest daughter. She studied at the local and foreign schools and universities. She graduated from Kazakh Humanitarian and Law University. Fluent in Kazakh, Russian, English and German. She has two daughters.

She worked as an assistant of director at the "Europe Plus" radio station, as an intern in the legal department of the "TuranAlemBank", the secretary of Nursultan Nazarbayev. The head of "Elitstroy" construction company.

Nursultan Nazarbayev has eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.